Community Demands Action: Mr. President Keshav, Stop Alcohol at Diwali Event in Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir, Oakville

Protecting Dharma Starts with Us and Our Places of Worship: SAVE Temples, Save Traditions.

On this sacred occasion of Navratri 2025. when we invoke the blessings of Maa Durga to remove obstacles and restore righteousness, we are launching a campaign to preserve the sanctity of our traditions.

Source - Vaishno Devi Website https://vaishnodevi.ca/page/executive-committee

President Keshav Agnihotri has persisted in supporting/Being Silent a profoundly adharmic practice by remaining silent about the serving of alcohol at the Diwali event conducted under the sacred banner of Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir. This choice starkly contradicts the spiritual principles and cultural values that our Dharma embodies.

Despite numerous appeals from HCF and concerned community members, Keshav Agnihotri, President of the Temple, has remained silent, offering neither clarification nor justification. In matters of faith and tradition, silence is not neutrality, it is complicity.

HCF believe this decision causes irreparable harm to our youth, distorts the sacredness of our festivals, and undermines the very principles our Mandir stands for. For the past three years, HCF has consistently called for an end to this adharmic and anti-Hindu practice. Yet, despite sustained advocacy and repeated appeals, the Executive Committee has failed to issue any formal or decisive commitment to discontinue the serving of alcohol at events held under the temple’s banner.

Email Screenshots sent to Stop allowing Serving Alcohol, however no response received despite multiple follow ups, all communications are controlled by President who has been allegedly involved in well established ANTI-HINDU Activities.

The initial email was sent on July 2, 2025 by HCF, to prohibit serving alcohol at the Diwali function organized by our Mata Rani Vaishno Devi Mandir. Anyone living in this region knows that this anti-Hindu tradition has been ongoing for a long time.

Two follow-up emails were sent, but Keshav, who manages the email address, has not provided any confirmation on this critical issue affecting Hindu community sentiments.

First Reminder

Second Reminder

Keshav and some committee members are attempting to deceive those who lack knowledge of the temple's history. However, as evidence, we are including here a ticket and email from 2023 that clearly advertise a "CASH BAR" on the ticket.

Diwlali Email from Temple Committee Ticket from 2023 clearly states CASH BAR:

Check Ticket Above - Clearly Mentions CASH BAR

This continued inaction speaks volumes and it is deeply troubling to all who seek to uphold the sanctity of our Dharma.

Take Action Now:

Send a respectful but firm email to the Executive Committee urging them to immediately stop the serving of alcohol at any event held under the temple’s name. Let them know that our Dharma is not negotiable, and our festivals must remain pure, family-friendly, and spiritually uplifting.

• info@vaishnodevimandir.ca

• secretary@vaishnodevimandir.ca

• programs@vaishnodevimandir.ca

• treasurer@vaishnodevimandir.ca

• president@vaishnodevimandir.ca

Subject Line Suggestion:

“Preserve the Sanctity of Diwali, Stop Alcohol at Vaishno Devi Mandir Event”

READ more details in the flyers; required information will be released as necessary to STOP THIS ANTI-HINDU Tradition which attacks our faith and values.

#ProtectDharma #VaishnoDeviMandir #StopAlcoholAtMandir #HinduUnity #DiwaliWithDevotion

HCF is dedicated to preserving Hindu culture in every form and location, both within our places of worship and in the broader world, where it affects the sentiments of the Hindu community. Let us unite to protect our places of worship from individuals who attempt to tarnish Hindu culture and its beliefs.